Computer Science
Can you please help me understand CS as a major and career? My D in HS is taking CS for the first time, adores it, and her CS teacher says she's a natural. My concern is that math is her worst subject...
View ArticleEstimating a student's likelihood of changing major and implications for...
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1922942-did-your-child-make-an-under-the-radar-major-change.html is a long thread about students changing major and issues with parental approval and...
View ArticleHousing Beyond Freshman Year
Has anyone else run into the problem of the dorms and Greek houses closing for all breaks? We ran into the problem our daughter's freshman year with the dorms and now, again, with her sorority house....
View ArticleWill I have more money to live off of from my student loans if i choose a...
question really explains everything? i plan on having a job but i would think this is the main pro of going traditional style dorm over a suite
View ArticleDoes it matter where you go to college?
As a business major, does it really matter where you go to college? If so, why? Do you have to go to an elite university?
View ArticleRoommate, privacy issue
So basically I wanted to know if it was illegal for him to record me in our room or is it illegal if I record him in our room when we are talking, btw we dont know if were recording or not.
View ArticleZeeme and college applications
Have any of your kids needed to create a Zeeme page for their college applications to make them "come alive"? It's like a cross between a Facebook page and a Linkedin page. Student are invited to...
View ArticleBerkeley or Dartmouth? Business / Econ
My D is not accepted to either, so the question is premature, at best. However, if she is accepted, what would you suggest? Which school is better? Should she apply to Dartmouth “early decision”? The...
View ArticleSAT or ACT score better?
If presented a choice, when submitting a score is a 27 ACT or an 1870 (old) SAT better?
View ArticleRead this before you take out a Parent PLUS loan
Found a really good, kind of disturbing piece about Parent PLUS loans, which are the mainstay of financial aid financing for many of the conservatory schools we're all targeting. (Boston Conservatory...
View Articlecan an in state tuition status turn into an out of state tuition status?
Hi, We have lived for 11 years in MD. My daughter has been attending a public university in MD for 2 years 1/2. We, her parents, just moved to CA for job purposes. Will our daughter lose her in state...
View ArticleOne sexual assault suspect arrested at Stanford, another incident under...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Stanford-student-suspected-of-sex-assault-of-9891154.php sfgate.com wrote: Dasu was dating his victim at the time of the assault, according to the department....
View ArticleDyslexia and High IQ kid
I have read some older threads here about dyslexia and high IQ kids but I am posting because I have a few questions. I know this is long, so please bear with me as I think the background is important....
View ArticleHow much weight is given to senior year grades?
DS really pushed himself and did really well this past junior year, but I'm noticing a slight dip in his grades. Is this common during senior year? I warned him about senioritis before the start of the...
View ArticleAm I the only person who disagrees with this thread?
So about 11 years ago, this discussion was posted. http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/76962-grad-school-is-more-important-than-undergrad.html I know it's quite old, but...
View ArticlePronoun mess in Ann Arbor
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/09/30/his-majesty-student-single-handedly-defeats-army-gender-neutral-activists.html
View ArticleGetting kicked out of college the first week, now what to do?
I got into Saint Louis University with a good scholarship and I really wanted to do well and stay in school. But I had only been partying this whole summer and on the first Friday night of the...
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